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...never really asked my parents why they named me as they did. But it must have bothered them a little too, because when we moved to the United States in 1977, they encouraged me to adopt an American name. My father, whose business partner was named Jay, liked it because it was easy to pronounce, and so I became...
...intellectual home? Where else, but the place that has always shown itself a safe-haven for bureaucratic absurdities. As though it has not done enough in preserving the tradition of pointless paperwork, generous sinecures, proliferating committees, sub-committees, and ad hoc working groups, Harvard has now decided it should adopt the animus of Mr. Khrushchev's greatest folly...
...Balladur has broached modest alterations: allowing firms the flexibility to use extra employees at busy times and fewer off-peak and letting businesses hire young workers at less than the minimum wage if they funnel the savings into training. The government is also considering legislation to encourage companies to adopt a four-day week, which it hopes would put more people back on the payroll. Citizens are being urged to set up their own personal retirement accounts, easing the burden on employers who pay an extra 54% of a worker's salary in social-security contributions. "This is the first...
Thus, I have three suggestions. First, try to convince the powers that be to adopt Plan Two. Second, if you don't mind being a minor criminal, participate in the Tupperware plan yourself. Third, if you do participate in the current program, take Martin S. Feldstein '61 out to dinner with you. Take up a collection to pay for his meal--society owes him at least a plate of General...
Harvard lost Erin Maher '93 and Debbie Flandermeyer '93--the school's two all-time leading scorers--to graduation, and their departure leaves huge gaps in every area and has caused the team to adopt a more open and aggressive style...